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; Basic introduction Qualifications of a president The process of the election Two-party system of America United States Presidential election of 2012;Start with the Constitution(宪法) The election day is the Tuesday between November 2nd and 8th(the last one: Nov. 4th 2008;the next one : Nov 6th, 2012） Candidates for President and Vice-President Run Together. (In most cases, the presidential candidate select a vice-presidential candidate himself.) The Constitution states that suffrage (选举权）cannot be denied on grounds of race , color, sex, or age. ;WHO CAN BE A PRESIDENT?;The process of the election;1: primary election(Feb to June) ;2: nominating process(July to Aug.);3: Running(September to November;4.General election(November);The voters do not vote directly for the President and Vice President , They vote for electors who are named by the two parties, and the electors will, in turn, vote for the Presidential candidate of their own party, the winning candidate is already elected when the electors are chosen on the election day.;5. Inauguration: January in the next year;This process is simply a formality. On the first Monday after the second Wednesday of December in an election year, the electors meet in the capital of their own state and vote for President and Vice President. The Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates who get the majority of the electoral votes are elected President and Vice President. The newly-elected President takes up office on January 20th of the next year. ;Two-party system of America; 民主党全国委员会主席凯恩形容：“这是民主党的新身份，紧密团结我们的精神。” 美国总统奥巴马日前巧妙地用新党徽作比喻，指“驾车前进时，要把排挡放在D上；若放在R（意指共和党）上，就会后退！”;Parties;United States presidential election of 2012;The next?United States presidential election?is to be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. Incumbent President?Barack Obama is running for a second and final term during this election.?His major challenger is former Massachusetts Governor, Republican?Mitt Romney.?;the 70th Governor of M